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In many Ghanaian cultures, death is not seen as an end, but a passage; an important transition into the ancestral realm .

Deadly viruses throughout history From the Ebola to COVID-19, diseases caused by viruses have killed humans throughout history. Viruses are much older than human beings, possibly even older than ...

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The Minister of Health, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng, has warned locals against exhuming bodies of Ebola victims to perform cultural or religious rituals, saying such actions pose a serious public health risk.

Ebola is one of the most feared infectious diseases, with more than half of those infected dying. A vaccine has now been shown to cut that mortality rate in half.

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Ebola spreads through direct contact with blood or body fluids of a person who is sick or has died from the virus, objects that have been contaminated with body fluids from a person who is sick ...